The Gericke Nibbler GNB calibrates particles and agglomerates

Gericke has long experience in grinding and calibrating agglomerates...

£5.5m research unit to investigate everyday chemical health impacts

The new Health Protection Research Unit in Chemical Threats...

Chemists and biologists ‘cross-fertilise’ new Institute research

Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) has hosted its official academic launch at Aston University, with more than 100 guests and international speakers in...

CLP Regulation Update for Selling Chemicals into the EU

The revised Classification, Labelling, and Packaging (CLP) Regulation, enacted by the European Union, introduces updated guidelines impacting businesses in the chemical sector. Initially proposed...

LANXESS wins ICIS Innovation Award for LFP battery materials

The company has developed new iron oxide battery grades for the synthesis of cathode material, representing a competitive and sustainable alternative to Asian supply...

BASF launches new alkyl ethanolamine plant in Belgium

The move is expected to increase the company’s global alkyl ethanolamines capacity to 140,000 metric tons per year and serve growing demand for the...

In vitro testing update

Dr Carol Treasure, Founder and CEO, XCellR8 New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for product safety and claim support What are NAMs and what are the regulators saying about...

Sustainable Carbon for the UK Chemicals industry Ambition

Innovate UK launches Sustainable Carbon Ambition for chemicals industry The UK advanced manufacturing base is fundamentally reliant on inputs from the chemicals industry. However, the chemicals...

UK REACH authorisation decisions

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published decisions on 12 applications for authorisation for the time-limited use of substances of...

‘Atomic Scissors’ technology to combat global plastic waste crisis

Pioneering technology breaks down plastic waste at the atomic...

Catalysts break down pharmaceuticals in polluted water

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have found that Sudoc’s...

New method in fight against forever chemicals

ETH Zurich researchers have used a technology known as ‘piezocatalysis’ to break down hazardous PFOS chemicals in water with the help of nanoparticles and...

Colourful comebacks – How coloured plastics can participate in...

Updating pigment and polymer processes will boost your sustainability credentials, says Genevieve Pugh, Associate, Patent Attorney, Mewburn Ellis LLP. Single-use plastic, particularly for packaging of...

MOF specialist raises £8m to scale up UK manufacturing...

Promethean Particles, a chemical manufacturing company specialising in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), has closed a £8m financing round. The investment was led by Mercia Ventures...

A diamond solution to PFAS

Element Six (E6), a pioneer in the development and manufacturing of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamond solutions, and Lummus Technology, a global provider of...

Chemical group invests £250m at key industrial cluster

Mitsubishi Chemical Group UK Ltd, part of one of the world’s largest chemical producers, has committed to invest in a new production line at...

Use process safety management with mechanical integrity to drive...

Process safety management delivers significant benefits for any chemical processing plant. Yet all too often, organisations view risk from a compliance angle. Javier Castro,...

Energy density breakthrough in Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate cell...

Integrals Power has made a breakthrough in Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) cathode active materials for battery cells. Applying its propriety materials technology and...

In vitro testing update

Dr Carol Treasure, Founder and CEO, XCellR8 New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for product safety and claim support What are NAMs and what are the regulators saying about...

Nature’s Blueprint: How the Snowdrop Shaped Aviation Anti-icing Technology

Jerry Lewis, Chief Technical Officer for Kilfrost and Co-Chair of the SAE International G-12 Aircraft Deicing Fluid Committee, reflects on the evolution of aircraft...

Join the Royal Society of Chemistry’s global community

Membership of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has many benefits, including its highly regarded continuous professional development (CPD) programme. The RSC offers tailored support...

Safeguarding chemical supply chains against the next wave of disruption

Resilinc CEO Bindiya Vakil offers an expert insight into how the chemicals industry can minimise risk while maximising efficiency. Chemical manufacturers have weathered a tumultuous...

Turning microbes into ‘cell factories’

Dr Vinod Kumar, of Cranfield University, discusses his pioneering research into bio-renewables, engineering organisms to deliver high-quality chemical products from waste products such as...

Maersk champions a new technology era for predictive logistics

Technology is a powerful - yet surprisingly under-utilised - tool in chemical supply chains. Now is the time to harness its full potential, using...